TRACY LINEMAN

**** ***** *****

Edgewood Maryland 21040

410-***-****

*Searching for a position in the Cleveland/Akron area

EDUCATION

Clarion University of Pennsylvania, 1993

AA, Paralegal Business Studies

Magna Cum Laude

WORK HISTORY

Goodell, DeVries, Leech & Dann, L.L.P.

Legal Secretary/Paralegal September 2011-Present

Areas of law included lead paint defense and medical malpractice defense. Providing secretarial and administrative support (in person and remotely) to as many as four attorneys, assist in drafting, proofreading, and filing of various pleadings and legal documents with state and federal courts including courts of appeal; opening and maintaining legal files; entering attorney and paralegal time; forwarding medical records to experts; keeping track of deadlines and itineraries; scheduling appointments and depositions; drafting deposition notices and subpoenas; obtaining court reporters and coordinating travel arrangements; helping attorneys prepare for trial by assisting in organization of documents to be presented as exhibits, etc. Position requires strong organizational skills and an ability to work well under pressure.

Freeman, Wolfe & Greenabum, P.A.

Paralegal January 2009-October 2010

Attorneys practiced in all areas of law (civil and criminal). Provided paralegal and secretarial support to up to four attorneys. Assisted in preparation, proofreading and filing of various pleadings and legal documents; scheduling appointments and depositions; drafting deposition notices, entries of appearance, requests for postponement, subpoenas and other legal pleadings; obtaining court reporters; helping attorneys prepare for trial by assisting in organization of documents to be presented as exhibits, etc. Duties also included word processing and Internet research; assisting in preparation, proofreading, and filing of various pleadings and legal documents; tracking statutes of limitations and deadlines for filing of various pleadings and discovery responses; and entering attorney time. Position required strong organizational skills and an ability to work well under pressure.

Belsky, Weinberg & Horowitz, L.L.C.

Paralegal November 2007-August 2008

Areas of law included medical malpractice and personal injury. Provided paralegal and secretarial support to two attorneys. Duties included processing personal injury cases from inception to settlement; including, client intakes, scheduling clients to see doctors, requesting medical records and police reports, filing claims with PIP and liability insurance companies, submitting bills and lost wages for payment, preparing demand packets, forwarding medical records to experts; scheduling appointments and depositions; drafting deposition notices and subpoenas; obtaining court reporters; helping attorneys prepare for trial by assisting in organization of documents to be presented as exhibits, etc. Duties also included word processing and Internet research; assisting in preparation, proofreading, and filing of various pleadings and legal documents; tracking statutes of limitations and deadlines for filing of various pleadings and discovery responses. Position required strong organizational skills and an ability to work well under pressure.

Stark and Keenan, P.A.

Legal Secretary/Paralegal September 2003-November 2007

Attorneys practiced in all areas of law. Provided secretarial and administrative support to three attorneys, including word processing and Internet research; assisted in preparation, proofreading, and filing of various pleadings and legal documents; prepared monthly payment reports for collection actions; tracked deadlines for filing of various pleadings and discovery responses. Position required strong organizational skills and an ability to work well under pressure.

Goodell, DeVries, Leech & Dann, L.L.P.

Legal Secretary/Paralegal August 2001-September 2003

Areas of law included products liability and medical malpractice. Provided secretarial and administrative support to three attorneys, assisted in drafting, proofreading, and filing of various pleadings and legal documents with state and federal courts including courts of appeal and bankruptcy court; opened and maintained legal files; entered attorneys’ time; forwarded medical records to experts and requested medical records; kept track of deadlines and itineraries; scheduled appointments and depositions; drafted deposition notices and subpoenas; obtained court reporters and coordinated travel arrangements; helped attorneys prepare for trial by assisting in organization of documents to be presented as exhibits, etc. Position required strong organizational skills and an ability to work well under pressure.

DLA Piper

Legal Secretary October 1996-August 2001

Areas of law included litigation, estates and trusts, environmental, real estate, tax, and labor and employment. Provided secretarial and administrative support, including word processing and Internet research; assisted in preparation, proofreading, and filing of various pleadings and legal documents with courts; opened and maintained legal files, performed conflict checks; handled several phone lines; entered attorney time and prepared bills; kept itineraries, scheduled appointments and coordinated travel arrangements for several attorneys; position required strong organizational skills and an ability to work well under pressure.

Michael Freilich Law Group

Legal Secretary January 1994-October 1996

Provided secretarial and administrative support for two litigation attorneys and two paralegals. Duties also included assisting in preparation of briefs and various other pleadings. Often attended court hearings and depositions with attorneys.

COMPUTER SKILLS

·Microsoft Word

·iTimeKeep

·Microsoft Outlook

·Timeslips

·Big Hand

·Net Documents

·Foxit PhantomPDF

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